Infrastructure Policy

The vast majority of new arrivals in Australia end up in our capital cities. Experts and locals weigh in on how it's affecting our housing crisis.

While cost of living and housing are important issues to those in Greater Western Sydney, a key detail major parties will also need to address are the adverse effects of the region’s rapid population growth.

The opposition leader has promised to pour more money into a freight bypass estimated to divert trucks from metropolitan Adelaide.

Following WA Labor's emphatic election win, Premier Roger Cook is making changes that will impact a third of government departments, while adding a new one into the mix. 

A freight bypass estimated to divert up to 420,000 trucks a year from congested Adelaide thoroughfares is back on the agenda following the federal budget.

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would fund Melbourne's Airport Rail Link project and scrap federal funding for the Victorian government's Suburban Rail Loop, which he calls a "cruel hoax".

Federal minister Clare O'Neil says the Victorian government has to explain its funding needs beyond the $2 billion it has promised for the state's $34.5 billion rail loop project.

Community calls for a full duplication of the Sturt Highway have been backed by South Australia's peak motoring body, which says planning needs to start now for the project to be realised.

Every week, Andrew Shandley drives a 2,000km bus route to deliver one of the longest, bumpiest public transport routes in Australia.

In small towns across Australia, the lack of funding for infrastructure like sewerage, water supply and power is holding back projects that locals say could make a big difference in increasing the housing supply. 

With land cheaper in the outer suburbs, families are opting to live in neighbourhoods that often lack basic health, education, retail and transport services. How long does it take for people to comfortably call these places home? 

A report from the Victorian Auditor-General's Office has found a major lack of transparency surrounds the government's major projects and their costs.

With West Australians set to go to the polls twice within a matter of weeks, first with the March 8 state election followed by a federal election, it can be hard to know who's responsible for what — and who to blame or praise.

Desalination production south of Adelaide is set to quadruple as local reservoirs fall to 44 per cent capacity, with dry conditions causing the lowest inflows in over 40 years.

A long-awaited upgrade to the problem-plagued Peel Health Campus appears a step closer to fruition four years after the state government committed to taking the facility out of private hands.

V/Line has introduced extra services on some lines, but commuters say long-term solutions are needed too, such as platform upgrades and track duplications, to cope with the demand.

There are fears one of Queensland's biggest cities may end up without a train or fast bus network that can carry athletes and spectators to Olympic and Paralympic venues.

The NSW government is seeking to give the planning secretary discretionary powers, but lawyers and a Landcare group say that would have devastating impacts for the community.

Premier David Crisafulli and his team have a long list of priorities they hope to achieve, including reforming the public service, easing the housing crisis, improving cost of living stress, and strengthening Queensland's health system.

The first big signs of trouble appeared in March, when a sinkhole appeared at Kogarah, as tunnelling edged closer to the surface.